Example sentences for: nickname

How can you use “nickname” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Two of these nicknames developed notorious associations: Oliver Cromwell was known as Iron Noll , and the children's verses of Ambrose Philips ensured the everlasting fame of his nickname, Namby Pamby .

  • In 1900 the National League's Boston Braves became the second major league team to adopt a tribal nickname.

  • These have earned it the nickname Shirasagi (“White Heron Castle”) for the way its swooping, white-gabled profile proudly soars above this small city.

  • Another common nickname, bestowed by a satirical paper called Frank , is The Glock und Spiel , probably a sly dig at the Globe's conservative leanings.

  • Grinch nickname for a collector.


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